Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

Topic

Diplomacy

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  1. Bruships 265: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    53:44Could Korea and Japan have merged on equal terms?Q&A
  2. What happens if Emperor Napoleon III of France backs Emperor Maximilian of Mexico to the Maximum?
    51:25The American Civil War sets a short window for victoryNotable Point
  3. What happens if Emperor Napoleon III of France backs Emperor Maximilian of Mexico to the Maximum?
    1:03:08Build foreign relationships that survive Napoleon IIINotable Point
  4. What happens if Emperor Napoleon III of France backs Emperor Maximilian of Mexico to the Maximum?
    1:09:11A surviving empire's possible First World War alignmentNotable Point
  5. William Adams - the English Samurai from the 17th Century... whose memorial I stumbled into!
    20:59Reliable promises as a negotiating skillNotable Point
  6. William Adams - the English Samurai from the 17th Century... whose memorial I stumbled into!
    46:07Trade, imprisonment and the case against executionChapter
  7. William Adams - the English Samurai from the 17th Century... whose memorial I stumbled into!
    48:45Why pressure to execute Adams could backfireNotable Point
  8. William Adams - the English Samurai from the 17th Century... whose memorial I stumbled into!
    1:31:17Saris and Cocks disagree about Adams's Japanese customsNotable Point
  9. Bruships 261: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:55:16Britain's soft power and the credibility of its promisesQ&A
  10. Bruships 261: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:26:24Seward and reunification through foreign warNotable Point
  11. Bruships 259: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:26:54Why domestic political messages can complicate diplomacyNotable Point
  12. What if Britain joined with Australian & Canada to build a 'Maximum' Invincible Class instead?
    1:16:25Why larger carriers might not prevent the Falklands WarNotable Point
  13. Churchill's Good ideas: the actually good, the bad, and the ridiculous
    37:49Churchill's personal attention as a means of persuasionNotable Point
  14. Churchill's Good ideas: the actually good, the bad, and the ridiculous
    2:24:27How to read Churchill's praise of MussoliniNotable Point
  15. Churchill's Good ideas: the actually good, the bad, and the ridiculous
    3:43:45Warship names and diplomatic offenceQ&A
  16. What happens if WWII took place as scheduled... after 1942? (Patreon)
    1:42:09Three paths to a delayed world warChapter
  17. Bruships 253: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:14:11First contact exposes the head-of-state distinctionQ&A
  18. WWI delayed by six years? What would the Navies look like? (Patreon Alternate History)
    51:11The plausible off-ramp from war in 1914Notable Point
  19. WWI delayed by six years? What would the Navies look like? (Patreon Alternate History)
    1:05:09Why Ottoman entry cannot be carried over to a 1920 warQ&A
  20. The USN Pre-WWI Destroyers; Never Enough Ordered
    1:17Mahan on diplomacy, public pressure, and principleNotable Point
  21. Bruships 248: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:25:49Would Britain and France intervene against a restored German monarchy?Q&A
  22. Bruships 247: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:31:42Swedish transit concessions and Finland's constrained choicesNotable Point
  23. Bruships 246: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:21:23A reported US-Iran agreement cannot settle a five-year regional forecastQ&A
  24. Bruships 246: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:35:35Social-media speed clashes with procurement and diplomatic timeNotable Point
  25. Bruships 246: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    5:00:39War studies examines religion's effects without claiming theological expertiseQ&A
  26. What happens if the British & Japanese refuse to break their alliance? (Patreon Live)
    2:42:35Professional diplomats negotiate alongside trusted representativesQ&A
  27. Bruships
    16:16Foreign diplomatic pressure and British political backlashNotable Point
  28. Bruships 238: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:00:19A British royal killed at Sarajevo in 1914Q&A
  29. If WWII is delayed, what do the Warships of the 1950s look like?
    8:13Debt pressure can drive a borrower toward other creditorsNotable Point
  30. Bruships 232: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    4:29:38Why diplomatic models need human psychologyNotable Point
  31. A Chinese Invasion of Taiwan: A Historian’s Eye View & A Patreon’s Request…
    12:31Why One China statements do not guarantee wartime supportNotable Point
  32. Bruships 225: Naval History & Current Affairs Questions Answered Live...
    1:49:14How US ambassador appointments can reflect different prioritiesQ&A
  33. Why did Germany & Italy declare war on the USA? & What happens if they don’t?
    1:05:42The interpretation that Japan did not expect the Axis declarationsChapter
  34. Why did Germany & Italy declare war on the USA? & What happens if they don’t?
    2:10:51The Albania and Berwick stories about lingering warsQ&A
  35. Chatting Books, Amazon & Youtube with Glynn Stewart: #2historians #scifi
    18:18British subsidies and leverage over allied armiesNotable Point
  36. A Chinese Invasion of Taiwan: A Historian’s Eye View & A Patreon’s Request…(Live 2)
    19:11A missile hitting neutral shipping could widen the Taiwan crisisNotable Point
  37. A Chinese Invasion of Taiwan: A Historian’s Eye View & A Patreon’s Request…(Live 2)
    25:11One-China diplomacy does not guarantee wartime supportChapter
  38. A Chinese Invasion of Taiwan: A Historian’s Eye View & A Patreon’s Request…(Live 2)
    29:31A rapid invasion could try to outrun international coordinationNotable Point
  39. A Chinese Invasion of Taiwan: A Historian’s Eye View & A Patreon’s Request…(Live 2)
    31:02Trade ties do not settle Taiwan's political identityNotable Point
  40. A Chinese Invasion of Taiwan: A Historian’s Eye View & A Patreon’s Request…(Live 2)
    34:23Hong Kong as a test of promises about separate systemsNotable Point
  41. A Chinese Invasion of Taiwan: A Historian’s Eye View & A Patreon’s Request…(Live 2)
    2:09:34Would India join a conflict over Taiwan?Q&A
  42. A Chinese Invasion of Taiwan: A Historian’s Eye View & A Patreon’s Request…(Live 2)
    2:10:26Unagreed Ukraine peace proposals in November 2025Notable Point
  43. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P9 of 9 - A Movie Star in the Making: HMS Portchester Castle
    6:30:24A simulated port explosion and the search for a cause of warNotable Point
  44. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P6 of 9 - The Royal Navy’s Submarine Killers – Black Swans at War
    1:07:20The November 2025 Ukraine peace proposal: draft terms and negotiationsQ&A
  45. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P6 of 9 - The Royal Navy’s Submarine Killers – Black Swans at War
    1:18:01Economic strength and the limits of imposed peaceNotable Point
  46. Historiophon 2025: part 4 of 9 - Fly Navy Heritage Trust
    2:36:00A proposed mediation approach based on confidence and compromiseQ&A
  47. Historiophon 2025: part 4 of 9 - Fly Navy Heritage Trust
    2:37:31Confidence and collective restraint in a diplomatic analogyNotable Point
  48. Historiophon 2025: part 4 of 9 - Fly Navy Heritage Trust
    2:58:33News claims and different time horizons in Ukraine negotiationsNotable Point
  49. Historiophon 2025: part 4 of 9 - Fly Navy Heritage Trust
    3:43:28Why moving a treaty meeting from Monday to Wednesday matteredNotable Point
  50. Key Books: Prof Andrew Lambert's "No More Napoleons!"
    1:35Art restitution and the politics of restoration in 1815Notable Point
  51. The Argentine Navy's Plan of Attack in the 1982 Falklands War
    5:46Why professional diplomats matter in remote crisesNotable Point
  52. The Argentine Navy's Plan of Attack in the 1982 Falklands War
    10:12Argentina planned for occupation, not a naval war with BritainChapter
  53. The Argentine Navy's Plan of Attack in the 1982 Falklands War
    10:12Argentina's sovereignty claim rested on succession from SpainNotable Point
  54. The Argentine Navy's Plan of Attack in the 1982 Falklands War
    12:37Falklands self-government changes what British protection meansNotable Point
  55. Battle of Lepanto 1571: Alliances of Command
    14:55Pius V held together a league that outlived him only brieflyNotable Point
  56. Battle of Lepanto 1571: Alliances of Command
    1:08:43Risk aversion squandered the chance to exploit LepantoChapter
  57. Battle of Winchelsea(1350)
    14:12Edward III makes the war a continental coalitionNotable Point
  58. Battle of Winchelsea(1350)
    2:07:12Heralds created order on land, not at seaNotable Point
  59. If Force Z survived... if HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse what would the RN have done with them?
    1:08:24Thailand might seek neutrality between two pressuresNotable Point
  60. Ships of the 1588 Spanish Armada: the Girona & the Nuestra Señora del Rosario
    37:09Don Pedro de Valdés as prisoner, diplomat, and lexicographerChapter
  61. Britain's Declaration of War in 1914: The July Crisis & how the British Empire Joined WWI...
    22:06Grey's six-power conference lacks visible backingNotable Point
  62. Britain's Declaration of War in 1914: The July Crisis & how the British Empire Joined WWI...
    51:36Britain's limited alliance obligations in 1914Notable Point
  63. Britain's Declaration of War in 1914: The July Crisis & how the British Empire Joined WWI...
    1:04:46Concealment and the timing of the ultimatumNotable Point
  64. Britain's Declaration of War in 1914: The July Crisis & how the British Empire Joined WWI...
    1:08:05Britain's inattention weakens the balance of powerNotable Point
  65. Britain's Declaration of War in 1914: The July Crisis & how the British Empire Joined WWI...
    1:22:31Wilhelm misreads British mediationChapter
  66. Britain's Declaration of War in 1914: The July Crisis & how the British Empire Joined WWI...
    1:29:19Royal mediation is mistaken for a promise of neutralityNotable Point
  67. Britain's Declaration of War in 1914: The July Crisis & how the British Empire Joined WWI...
    1:33:13German assurances reveal the intended route through BelgiumNotable Point
  68. Bruships 202: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:43:17Why diplomatic failure is not always an ambassador's failureQ&A
  69. Bruships 199: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:40:11British finance could restrain Germany despite an allianceNotable Point
  70. Yi Sun Sins May 1592: When Preperation and Reading History really paid off!
    48:23Japan's demand for passage exposes the invasion's logisticsNotable Point
  71. Bruships 193: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:24:38Why diplomacy's carrots are less visible than its sticksNotable Point
  72. Why the Admirals and Staff of Star Treks Star Fleet cause me pain...
    23:03Disrupting two ship commands for a Cardassian crisisChapter
  73. Why the Admirals and Staff of Star Treks Star Fleet cause me pain...
    31:15Janeway delivers a concise and credible command briefingNotable Point
  74. Scuttlebutt 9 - A long time coming...
    24:01How planners should treat a state's declared intentionsNotable Point
  75. Seaplane Tenders: An Earlier Answer to the Battle of the Atlantic?
    28:50Hospital ships show why enabling capabilities lose budget argumentsNotable Point
  76. Could Seaplanes Tenders have been used in the Battle for the Atlantic? Naval History Live!
    2:18:28How the Portuguese alliance opened the AzoresNotable Point
  77. Lord Howard of Effingham: Leadership of a Disparate Band of Individualists... the 'English Fleet'
    6:00Apprenticeship, education, and preparation for commandChapter
  78. Lord Howard of Effingham: Leadership of a Disparate Band of Individualists... the 'English Fleet'
    16:24The Lord High Admiral's administrative and diplomatic reachNotable Point
  79. Bruships 180: Naval History Questions Answered...
    22:02Why sinking a warship is not treated like bombing a cityQ&A
  80. Bruships 178: Naval History or Exercise
    1:52:08Diego Garcia, the Panama Canal, and maritime bargaining leverageNotable Point
  81. Bruships 175: Pre- Christmas Party 2024
    2:01:45How Lusitania amplified a political shift already under wayQ&A
  82. A Hearts of Iron Christmas 2... For Shipshape & Christmas, it's HOI4 with @GariusTheBrit
    1:57:04An attack on Czechoslovakia risks a wider warNotable Point
  83. A Hearts of Iron Christmas 2... For Shipshape & Christmas, it's HOI4 with @GariusTheBrit
    2:27:00Army strength and alliances affect Scandinavian accessionNotable Point
  84. A Hearts of Iron Christmas... For Shipshape & Christmas, it's HOI4 with @GariusTheBrit
    1:35:57Why intervene in Poland before helping Spain?Q&A
  85. Bruships 173: Christmas Books for the History Lover in your life...
    2:13:19Why rival powers might cooperate against a shared threatNotable Point
  86. Three Days from Pearl Harbor: The World if the Kido Butai is Spotted on the 4th of December...
    1:10:03Vague agreements and competing interests in ChinaNotable Point
  87. Three Days from Pearl Harbor: The World if the Kido Butai is Spotted on the 4th of December...
    1:32:43Diplomatic culture, concessions, and sanctions reliefNotable Point
  88. Three Days from Pearl Harbor: The World if the Kido Butai is Spotted on the 4th of December...
    1:38:31What US negotiators might concede in ChinaNotable Point
  89. Middle of the Road doesn't always provide Best Bang for your Buck... Fourth Rates
    40:29An East Indiaman carried the Macartney embassy to ChinaNotable Point
  90. Questions, Flower Class & the Essay Competition: First 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 1/4
    7:48:21Why nuclear powers can still stumble into major warQ&A
  91. A path to negotiation for Japan in August 1941?
    19:30The diplomatic trap of demanding concessions before talksChapter
  92. A path to negotiation for Japan in August 1941?
    25:50Why an ambassador must explain the other government's limitsNotable Point
  93. A path to negotiation for Japan in August 1941?
    1:03:20Roosevelt, Grew, and competing American approachesChapter
  94. A path to negotiation for Japan in August 1941?
    1:12:49What an American-Japanese settlement might have containedNotable Point
  95. A path to negotiation for Japan in August 1941?
    1:14:26Why Yonai might make a negotiated settlement credibleNotable Point
  96. What happens if Britain has a Malta off the coast of Germany in WWI? Helgoland!
    41:41From diplomatic bargaining chip to naval fixationChapter
  97. Bruships 165: I saw a Poodle with a Kalax Manual in his hand, walking through the moors of cornwall
    2:33:00Would a neutral United States prevent the Second World War?Q&A
  98. HOI4 Practice for the Ship Shape Game - Democratic Japan Challenge Rounds 1 & 2
    23:32Resource imports shape Japan's strategic alignmentNotable Point
  99. HOI4 Practice for the Ship Shape Game - Democratic Japan Challenge Rounds 1 & 2
    33:13Provocation and reputational costs at the borderNotable Point
  100. HOI4 Practice for the Ship Shape Game - Democratic Japan Challenge Rounds 1 & 2
    2:52:04Diplomatic positioning before the transitionNotable Point
  101. HOI4 Practice for the Ship Shape Game - Democratic Japan Challenge Rounds 1 & 2
    3:10:52Motorised volunteers as military diplomacyChapter
  102. HOI4 Practice for the Ship Shape Game - Democratic Japan Challenge Rounds 1 & 2
    4:07:17Why an unenforced demand can weaken its senderNotable Point
  103. Check Campaign 24: UAD has updated & to Learn it's new ways I started another British Campaign
    1:14:05Forward deploying battleships while diplomacy buys timeNotable Point
  104. Patreon 102: Zeroes over the Med! Japan joins the Britain & Free powers on 25th of June 1940...
    1:49:58Stalin must choose between neutrality and a seat at the peace tableChapter
  105. Patreon 102: Zeroes over the Med! Japan joins the Britain & Free powers on 25th of June 1940...
    1:53:48Would the Allies have to cooperate with Stalin if he joined their war?Q&A
  106. Bruships 138: Random Naval History Books from Me, Random Naval History Questions from You!
    2:35:55How a US naval attaché reported from an embassyQ&A
  107. Bruships 135: Japan again... Can I get through 12 books this time
    2:01:33The Trent Affair could force Britain into the American Civil WarQ&A
  108. Bruships 135: Japan again... Can I get through 12 books this time
    2:59:17Britain had little reason to trade Portugal for German goodwillQ&A
  109. USS Independence(1814)- First USN Ship of the Line & only USN Razee: Key Ship Series 7 Ship 10
    1:17:20Reciprocity constrains maritime complaintsNotable Point
  110. What Happens if 1930s Germany Standardises on the Scharnhorst hull for Capital Ships & Carriers?
    1:51:04Why naval treaties need legitimacy, not just limitsNotable Point
  111. A Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts Campaign: There was a game update
    19:45Ottoman geography makes the obvious expansion unavailableChapter
  112. The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must
    7:45Friends, favours, and international strengthNotable Point
  113. Naval History Questions Live... with Irn Bru... which is a scottish soft drink... not fizzy whisky!
    42:34Britain’s response depends on why Canada was annexedQ&A
  114. Patreon 83: What were the most serious mistakes made in WWII based on WWI experience?
    21:21Did Chamberlain seek peace or time to rearm?Q&A
  115. Dominating the World from Second Place: Alfred Von Tirpitz & his 'Risk Fleet' Theory
    3:46Alliance equality constrained German and British freedomNotable Point
  116. Governments of the Washington Treaty: What were their priorities?
    29:51War debts, repayment terms, and diplomatic leverageNotable Point
  117. Governments of the Washington Treaty: What were their priorities?
    39:47Why Washington sent Hughes, Lodge, Underwood, and RootNotable Point
  118. Governments of the Washington Treaty: What were their priorities?
    3:20:01When diplomatic meaning is lost in translationQ&A
  119. Bruships 119: Cool Books - but they're definitely a Mixture
    4:03:26Treaty language and actual political relationshipsNotable Point
  120. US Treaty Cruisers in War & Retrospect: Comment Response
    9:42Victory, negotiation, and the political capacity to keep fightingNotable Point
  121. Bruships 110: Naval Aviation
    2:36:16Sketching a world war in 1862Q&A
  122. Red Storm Rising: The GIUK Gap in a 1980 conventional war between the Warsaw Pact & NATO(Patreon 77)
    3:45:14The leadership that starts a war may obstruct a negotiated peaceNotable Point
  123. Bruships 109: Mahan, an inspiration & a Reflection + Bonus
    1:38:20Mahan's argument for fighting over principleNotable Point
  124. Timberborne: A Test for Year of Technology/My students favourite 'engineering game' (2nd Edition)
    2:25:54Imperial xenophobia in doctrine and diplomacy in practiceNotable Point
  125. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 7(March 2023)
    2:57:15A diplomatic success creates a new strategic problemNotable Point
  126. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 7(March 2023)
    3:52:37Questioning refusals of profitable trade agreementsNotable Point
  127. Grand Strategy: A Short Video Essay
    3:55The instruments and ends of grand strategyChapter
  128. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 5(March 2023)
    1:06:40Using a winning position to demand technology for peaceNotable Point
  129. Revolutionary Battles: Battle of the Rice Boats(1776), 1 of 2
    10:44Britain's competing strategies for the warNotable Point
  130. Revolutionary Battles: Battle of the Rice Boats(1776), 1 of 2
    31:54Britain misreads Europe after the Seven Years' WarNotable Point
  131. Revolutionary Battles: Battle of the Rice Boats(1776), 1 of 2
    33:26A minister directing the American warChapter
  132. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 3(February 2023)
    2:40:44Seeking peace before bankruptcy consumes the campaignNotable Point
  133. Bruships 104: Primary or Secondary Sources
    2:08:49Molotov's Berlin visit and the proposed Four Power PactChapter
  134. Bruships 104: Primary or Secondary Sources
    2:11:20British bombs over Molotov's Berlin talksNotable Point
  135. Bombardment of Ellwood
    1:52:43Could the post-Napoleonic settlement reopen the Louisiana Purchase?Notable Point
  136. USS Wichita: Comment Response
    50:15The Court of St James's in diplomatic protocolNotable Point
  137. Bruships 100: Science Fiction & Some Fvourites
    2:43:12Hong Kong treaty obligations in an alternate historyQ&A
  138. Bruships 99: Political History, Geostrategic History & Naval History
    3:33:22China as a threat and the instability of personality-centered statesQ&A
  139. Patreon 70: Germany does not invade Belgium in 1914 - How does this affect RN?
    2:20:54A short war does not solve Austria-Hungary's instabilityNotable Point
  140. The Second Ottoman Venetian War: An Introduction
    21:41Treaty payments reshape the League of Cambrai choiceNotable Point
  141. Battle of Navarino (1827)
    1:22:50Codrington or Van Heyden - which admiral was the better choice?Q&A
  142. Bruships 87: Books Found on My Travels, New Books & Christmas Recomendations
    1:20:07A mistaken CIA bombing inside an allianceQ&A
  143. Bruships 87: Books Found on My Travels, New Books & Christmas Recomendations
    1:31:07When an ally provides diplomatic cover for restraintQ&A
  144. Bruships 87: Books Found on My Travels, New Books & Christmas Recomendations
    2:03:32Suez recast the Anglo-American relationshipQ&A
  145. Battle of Arausio (105BC): Rome's Second Great Loss & the Reforms it Led to
    41:19Why Caepio may have attacked during negotiationsNotable Point
  146. Battle of Arausio (105BC), lessons of an Ancient Land Battle…
    1:05:17Separated camps turn one Roman force into twoChapter
  147. Bruships 86: Science Fiction Strikes Some More
    20:56Paladin's diplomatic mission cannot overcome its military limitsChapter
  148. Bruships 86: Science Fiction Strikes Some More
    1:36:05Liberation requires agreements over territory, bases, and alliesChapter
  149. Bruships 86: Science Fiction Strikes Some More
    1:40:57Captured intelligence makes a coalition attack possibleChapter
  150. Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out 3
    15:27Diplomacy by changing the other side's prioritiesQ&A
  151. Five Ways to Fix the Fleets of WWII 1941-42
    1:25:16An Azores science-fiction scenario grounded in alliance politicsQ&A
  152. Cruiser Actions of the 1898 Spanish American War
    7:32Cuba, American interests, and mounting war pressureChapter
  153. Patreon 60: Cruiser Actions of the Spanish-American War
    17:32Would the war have happened without USS Maine?Q&A
  154. Patreon 60: Cruiser Actions of the Spanish-American War
    2:48:36Why Britain tolerated France's intervention in MexicoQ&A
  155. Naval History Questions: Live From The Brushack
    54:06Naval power behind British anti-slave-trade enforcementQ&A
  156. An Equitable Washington Treaty: Overall Equitable Treaty & Summary (Long Patrol)
    18:52Why an arms-control treaty cannot maximize one side's victoryNotable Point
  157. An Equitable Washington Treaty: Overall Equitable Treaty & Summary (Long Patrol)
    50:35Why national emotion matters in treaty designNotable Point
  158. Galaxy Class: A Naval Historian's view of Federation Cruisers & Ships of the 24th Century (Live)
    38:03Federation membership as strategic soft powerNotable Point
  159. Galaxy Class: Federation 24th Century
    7:08First contact, presence, and implied Federation powerNotable Point
  160. Galaxy Class: Federation 24th Century
    23:39A cruiser can still be a capital shipChapter
  161. Galaxy Class: Federation 24th Century
    52:11Enterprise-D as the self-sufficient cruiser modelNotable Point
  162. Why the Galaxy Class are Cruisers in 12 minutes...
    9:47Diplomacy backed by the power of an exploration cruiserChapter
  163. Bruships 75: Following the 614th Running the Gauntlet
    1:57:15The diplomatic case for a separate constitutional monarchQ&A
  164. Glorious Heritage Class of the Systems Commonwealth & SciFi Bruships
    53:56Warships built for presence, diplomacy, and peacekeepingChapter
  165. Bruships 72: A Litte Bit of Everything Makes the World
    1:30:47Jacky Fisher's two-part model of deterrenceNotable Point
  166. Bruships 72: A Litte Bit of Everything Makes the World
    3:27:44Why arms supply differs from direct interventionQ&A
  167. Bruships 69: The Decider
    26:56Why delaying the Falklands campaign invited diplomacyQ&A
  168. The Forgotten Trafalgar: the 1509 Battle of Diu
    1:23:33Almeida did not blame Ayaz for his son's deathNotable Point
  169. The Forgotten Trafalgar: the 1509 Battle of Diu
    1:46:07Tribute and letters carried the threat northChapter
  170. The Forgotten Trafalgar: the 1509 Battle of Diu
    2:56:46Ayaz balanced imperial orders with Diu's interestsNotable Point
  171. The Principles and Factors of Cruiser Design(Live)
    2:25How did the January 2022 Russia-NATO proposal look at the time?Q&A
  172. The 1905-1906 and the 1911 Morocco Crises (Long Patrol)
    28:36Algeciras and Morocco's weak voice at the conferenceNotable Point
  173. The 1905-1906 and the 1911 Morocco Crises (Long Patrol)
    36:50How diplomatic labels signalled commitmentNotable Point
  174. The Seven Years War: Proto World War for 20th Century Sea Power Theorists, Long Patrol
    28:37Pitt, Newcastle, and Britain's worldwide strategyNotable Point
  175. The Seven Years War: Proto World War for 20th Century Sea Power Theorists, Long Patrol
    46:51Diplomatic revolution and perceived securityChapter
  176. Inspiration of Theorists: The Maritime & Strategic Lessons of the Seven Years War (1756-63)
    26:02Treaties that rearranged the warChapter
  177. Inspiration of Theorists: The Maritime & Strategic Lessons of the Seven Years War (1756-63)
    45:40Maria Theresa, Silesia, and the diplomatic revolutionChapter
  178. Inspiration of Theorists: The Maritime & Strategic Lessons of the Seven Years War (1756-63)
    2:25:22Q&A: Sweden fought with Russia against PrussiaQ&A
  179. Inspiration of Theorists: The Maritime & Strategic Lessons of the Seven Years War (1756-63)
    3:13:12Q&A: Choiseul could not see the King's secret policyQ&A
  180. Trafalgar Campaign (Long Patrol) p1: Strategy & Some Priniciple Personalities
    6:19The Duc d'Enghien and coalition politicsNotable Point
  181. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies – Comment Response 2/4
    34:03Why a limited China settlement was difficult to recognizeQ&A
  182. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies – Comment Response 2/4
    35:15Why treaty limits looked like second-tier status to JapanNotable Point
  183. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies – Comment Response 2/4
    38:13How reciprocal misperception turned decisions into escalationNotable Point
  184. Patreon 33: Amphibious ship development from 1980's to modern day.
    2:44:12More carriers would not solve Suez's diplomatic defeatQ&A
  185. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies: (Long Patrol) - P13/14: Mitsumasa Yonai
    6:41Warning against war while China remained a burdenChapter
  186. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies: (Long Patrol) - P11/14 Soemu Toyoda
    9:08Diplomacy shaped by incompatible communicationChapter
  187. Chiefs of Staff of the Axis Navies: (Long Patrol) - P11/14 Soemu Toyoda
    9:30AUKUS and the cost of mismatched procurement prioritiesNotable Point
  188. Shipbuilding trends of the 1880s-1950s: Long Patrol Part 5/11 Building a Navy
    9:20Naval power shapes diplomatic standingNotable Point
  189. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (3)
    1:27:30Brazil's pro-British wartime alignmentNotable Point
  190. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (3)
    3:40:23Why the Anglo-Japanese Alliance still endedQ&A
  191. A Book or Two to Review (15): Daughters of Edward I
    22:31Why diplomatic soft power disappears from the recordNotable Point
  192. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Aberystwyth Castle - Long Patrol P8/14
    9:40Glyndŵr's French treaty and the 1408 recaptureNotable Point
  193. The Ring of Iron(Nee Stone): Aberystwyth Castle - Long Patrol P8/14
    10:28Welsh alliances and the English king's hostilityNotable Point
  194. A Book or Two to Review (4): In the Name of Rome
    7:20Rome treats Sasanian Persia as a diplomatic equalNotable Point
  195. A Book or Two to Review (4): In the Name of Rome
    9:09Money and fortress limits shape the earlier Persian warNotable Point
  196. A Book or Two to Review (4): In the Name of Rome
    9:33Religion and a disputed adoption deepen the Persian crisisNotable Point
  197. A Book or Two to Review (4): In the Name of Rome
    19:24Diplomacy fails before a battle timed around mealsNotable Point
  198. Patreon 26: The Great Seige of Gibraltar 1779-1783
    2:16:54Victory at Gibraltar strengthens Britain's position at the peace tableNotable Point
  199. Four Random Books 32: Medieval
    11:29Mongol diplomacy seeks a western alliance for the Holy LandChapter
  200. The Battle of the Saintes (1782): 239yrs ago... Today!
    1:45:44The victory reshaped peace negotiationsNotable Point
  201. Bruships 42: Some More Scifi
    2:40:37Diplomacy continues while a common threat closes inTranscript Excerpt
  202. Four Random Books 27: Tom Clancy
    11:25Trade leverage collides with sovereignty in US-China talksTranscript Excerpt
  203. Four Random Books 23: 1930s Thinking...
    6:44Bacon on armaments firms, wartime costs, and peacetime influenceNotable Point
  204. Bruships 34: Random History
    46:17Serbia's alternatives when answering the July Crisis ultimatumChapter
  205. Bruships 34: Random History
    49:57Serbia's reply denies responsibility while promising prosecutionsNotable Point
  206. Bruships 34: Random History
    53:46The legal qualifications in Serbia's promise to suppress hostile publicationsNotable Point
  207. Battle of Stromboli (8th of January 1676...that's 345yrs ago tomorrow)
    26:39Louis XIV turns inheritance clauses into a war aimChapter
  208. Battle of Stromboli (8th of January 1676...that's 345yrs ago tomorrow)
    35:14Louis XIV tries to separate the Dutch from their alliesNotable Point
  209. Four Random Books 17: General Ship & Total War
    13:19Wellington argues for peace with the United StatesNotable Point
  210. Four Random Books 17: General Ship & Total War
    14:12Kitty Wellesley meets Madame de StaëlNotable Point
  211. Four Random Books 17: General Ship & Total War
    15:17Wellington refuses a back-door departure from ParisNotable Point
  212. Was Pearl Harbour a missed opportunity for the US?
    25:17The oil embargo and failure to anticipate JapanChapter
  213. Was Pearl Harbour a missed opportunity for the US?
    41:48What Washington wanted from JapanQ&A
  214. Patreon 10: “If the Trent affair had gone hot, how badly would it have gone for the US navy?"(Intro)
    12:19Seward reverses the reunification gambleNotable Point
  215. Patreon 10: “If the Trent affair had gone hot, how badly would it have gone for the US navy?"(Intro)
    13:03Why prize-court procedure matteredNotable Point
  216. Patreon 10: “If the Trent affair had gone hot, how badly would it have gone for the US navy?"(Intro)
    29:08Why the scenario points toward negotiated peaceChapter
  217. What if the 1956 Suez Crisis had gotten even hotter? (Long Patrol)
    9:40Britain's regional balancing strategyNotable Point
  218. What if the 1956 Suez Crisis had gotten even hotter? (Long Patrol)
    17:42Canal nationalisation as brinkmanshipChapter
  219. What if the 1956 Suez Crisis had gotten even hotter? (Long Patrol)
    25:46Operation Musketeer's reduced force and political objectiveChapter
  220. Bruships 23 - New Book Review
    1:14:51Wilson's private warning after U-53's coastal raidNotable Point
  221. Bruships 23 - New Book Review
    1:18:46A diplomatic break without an immediate declaration of warNotable Point
  222. Bru Ships Episode 21: Leadership, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    1:14:15What interwar diplomatic dispatches could containNotable Point
  223. Bru Ships Episode 21: Leadership, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    3:09:01Would Churchill have handled Munich differently?Q&A
  224. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P6a Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    28:10Why escalation may resist mediationNotable Point
  225. Bru Ships Episode 15: Diplomacy & When it Fails, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    39:26What a diplomat's off-duty memoir can revealChapter
  226. Bru Ships Episode 15: Diplomacy & When it Fails, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    2:32:38Reading state behaviour through national interestsNotable Point
  227. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P4 Introduction to Patreon Video 4...
    14:32Political influence inside a military coalitionNotable Point
  228. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P4 Introduction to Patreon Video 4...
    17:37Diplomats, neutrals, and a wider warNotable Point
  229. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P2b Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    50:00Prize-taking and the missing Axis pactNotable Point
  230. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P2a Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    3:21The bare-bones coalition against JapanNotable Point
  231. Tsingtao 1939: WWII but in January & against Japan - P2a Introduction to Patreon Video 4
    5:54French naval resolve without weakening the army in EuropeNotable Point
  232. An Introduction to the Royal Navy in the Indian Ocean 1941-3 (Patreon Video 2)
    1:06:44Gunboat diplomacy fails when both services play bad copNotable Point
  233. An Extended Introduction to "Naval Diplomacy"
    39:47The hard-to-measure effects of naval diplomacyNotable Point
  234. An Extended Introduction to "Naval Diplomacy"
    41:17Why showing up builds durable relationshipsChapter
  235. Bru Ships Episode 9: Super Power Contest (as in the nations) Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    2:15:17Why large trade flows do not guarantee peaceNotable Point
  236. Sunday Updates Movie - A River Plate 80 Video
    44:54Royal Navy relationships constrain Graf Spee in South AmericaChapter
  237. Sunday Updates Movie - A River Plate 80 Video
    1:37:51Propaganda weakens Graf Spee's case in MontevideoChapter
  238. Sunday Updates Movie - A River Plate 80 Video
    1:41:30Reading the River Plate diplomatic recordNotable Point